Motorsport Off Topic Thread
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Indeed, its just to capture major offs as they only run up to the outside edge on the final part of the corner which is out of view there.
Circuits need a lot more than F1 to turn a profit. A lot more.
Motorsport does exist outside F1.
You're reading far too much into my one line short comment.
My point was that riding motorbikes is dangerous. Trust me, my family knows this firsthand.
I thought bikes required gravel? Certainly the runoff modifications at Silverstone for MotoGP involved adding gravel, not removing it.
Tarmac run offs are to give tyres grip. If a bike is going off it's usually on its side so stops better in gravel than sliding over tarmac.
Tarmac run offs are to give tyres grip. If a bike is going off it's usually on its side so stops better in gravel than sliding over tarmac.
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With a sea of tarmac before they get to the gravel, so kind of a best of both world.
It's not to stop the bike, it's to stop the biker.
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Yeah.
Stewart didn't have contact with the guy in the corner, apparently squeezed him on the straight a lap or two before and the rear tyre went down causing him to spin. You can hear Stewart blip the throttle as he approaches the guy as he passes under caution the lap after.
Tragic accident due to red mist or something else? I dunno.
Stewart didn't have contact with the guy in the corner, apparently squeezed him on the straight a lap or two before and the rear tyre went down causing him to spin. You can hear Stewart blip the throttle as he approaches the guy as he passes under caution the lap after.
Tragic accident due to red mist or something else? I dunno.
There's a reason I didn't post the video. Suggest you remove it.
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wtf was that all about, firstly what sort of **** starts trying to run in front of racing cars like that and secondly, what kind of mentalist doesn't take avoiding action and instead appears to drive as close as he can, presumably to scare him???
Extreme muppetry on all fronts there
Edit - reading around it seems entirely possible Stewart might end up with a murder charge or similar against him for that...
Extreme muppetry on all fronts there
Edit - reading around it seems entirely possible Stewart might end up with a murder charge or similar against him for that...
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That's insanely stupid of the guy to walk into the middle of the race track, let alone at night, wearing all black attire.
Reports are saying that the guy who put him into the barrier and then run him over floored the accelerator (under caution) so I assume this will get very serious? panic? attempt to scare him that went wrong? road rage?
Reports are saying that the guy who put him into the barrier and then run him over floored the accelerator (under caution) so I assume this will get very serious? panic? attempt to scare him that went wrong? road rage?
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From watching the video - he wasn't put into the barrier. The right rear tyre deflated after the cars touched wheels earlier causing him to spin off.
I could hear Tony Stewart open a short burst of throttle under the caution, as Kenai said most likely to scare the guy gesticulating in the middle of the track.
I read what you posted and in the context. All motorsport is dangerous, in many different ways.
